THE WILLIAM MCCREDIE COLLECTION, SPECIMEN AND UPU STAMPS, KANGAROO ISSUES

Lot 227		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $1,250 1913 First Wmk Collector's Set comprising ½d to 5/- CTO and 10/-, £1 and £2 optd italic 'Specimen' plus 1d Engraved CTO (2). The ½d, 1d, 3d, 5d, 9d, 1/-, 2/-, 5/- and 1d Engraved are quarter cancels, all probably DE 5 13, and the 2½d and 6d apparently have abnormal 'G.P.O./MELBOURNE' datestamps. Also additional 1d, 2½d and 3d with DE 3 13 cancels with flat-top '3', 2½d with '31' date, and 1d Engraved with 1914 date. Some stamps no gum, and the three specimens heavily hinged, still a good lot for the specialist in these stamps (22)
Lot 228		Estimate: $400 1913 First Wmk 5/- Grey and Yellow with portion of 'BRISBANE' CTO cancel
Lot 229		Estimate: $200 1913 First Wmk 10/- Grey and Pink handstamped 'Specimen', horizontal crease
Lot 230		Estimate: $400 1913 First Wmk £2 Black and Rose handstamped 'Specimen', centred right
Lot 231		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,600 1915-28 Third Wmk 10/- Grey and Bright Aniline-pink optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C, BW 48xb, centred lower right otherwise fine. Only 360 printed. Cat AU$2500
Lot 232		Estimate: $400 1915-28 Third Wmk £1 Chocolate and Pale Blue optd 'SPECIMEN' Type B, well-centred, part o.g.
Lot 233		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $140 1915-28 Third Wmk £1 Grey optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C, few perfs slightly short at right
Lot 234		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1915-28 Third Wmk £1 Grey optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C, with uncatalogued variety defective 'N', centred left otherwise fine
Lot 235		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1915-28 Third Wmk £1 Grey optd 'SPECIMEN' Type D, fine and centred to top
Lot 236		Estimate: $400 1915-28 Third Wmk £2 Grey-black and Crimson optd 'SPECIMEN' Type B, well-centred with typical fluffy perfs
Lot 237		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $525 1915-28 Third Wmk £2 Grey-black and Crimson optd 'SPECIMEN' Type B, showing uncatalogued variety 'EN' small. Unusual and most striking
Lot 238		Estimate: $500 1915-28 Third Wmk £2 Purple-black and Rose optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C, variety shaved 'P', toned gum and centred top right
Lot 239		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $150 1929-30 Small Multiple Wmk 2/- Maroon block of four with central 'G.P.O./MELBOURNE' CTO cancellation, lower units with unmounted gum. A scarce multiple
Lot 240		Estimate: $600 1929-30 Small Multiple Wmk 10/- Grey and Pink optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C, centred slightly to top right, superb unmounted
Lot 241		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $360 1931-36 CofA Wmk 10/- Grey and Pink optd 'SPECIMEN' Type C, with variety defective 'C' (C1a variant), unused
Lot 242		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $525 1931-36 CofA Wmk £1 Grey optd 'SPECIMEN' Type D block of four, centred left, otherwise fine unmounted
Lot 243		Estimate: $100 1931-36 CofA Wmk £2 Black and Rose optd 'SPECIMEN' Type D, short perf lower right corner, unmounted
Lot 244		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1931-36 CofA Wmk 10/-, £1 and £2 optd 'SPECIMEN' Type D, mixed centring
Lot 245		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $5,250 c.1934 Third Wmk £1 Grey, SM Wmk 2/- and CofA Wmk 9d, 5/-, 10/- and £2 all with diagonal 'SPECIMEN' handstamp (18x3mm) in Violet, from Melbourne G.P.O. display board. 10/- faded, otherwise fine and rare, with only two or three sets recorded (6) [Note: These stamps were originally affixed to a board inscribed 'CURRENT STAMP ISSUES.' which is believed to have been on display at the Melbourne G.P.O. in the 1930s. Colour photocopy of 2004 Ceremuga Certificate (which illustrates the board intact) accompanies the lot.]